Level up

Everyone has a story to tell, an opinion to share and you have a unique perspective people like you need to hear.

We all share common, everyday issues because we are human. You have insights which could support people like you to feel less isolated, alone, or unsure. You could brighten someone’s day, lift their spirits, or give them practical advice which could make their life better.

You can build your skill and confidence in content creation with MyNeedToLive.

Our free, easy to access Open Badge scheme which we are running with Cities of Learning offers 14 accreditations in content creation. Whatever your level of skill or confidence, we can support you on your journey from getting involved through to pro blogger. And you earn accreditation which you can download and share to show to employers, education, and training providers.

Here is how you level up and start your content creation journey with MyNeedToLive’s Open Badges initiative.

Get involved Award –Participation badge

Earners of the Participation badge have taken part in an Everyday Role Model activity delivered by MyNeedToLive.

You will have undertaken research, actively investigated one of the seven MNTL categories; entertainment, wellbeing, enterprise, career, lifestyle, education, finance, and published content on the MyNeedToLive platform under the guidance of the MNTL team. You will have also engaged with and provided support to peers.

You will have worked with MNTL to develop an understanding of research and actively investigated a topic of your choice from one of the seven categories; entertainment, wellbeing, enterprise, career, lifestyle, education, finance, to create published content on the MyNeedToLive platform thus meeting the basic expectations of a professional blogger

Worked with MNTL to create a promotional post of your work on your social media channels, developing their knowledge of content creation and self-promotion.

Shown an understanding of engagement and supported other Everyday Role Model’s content to amplify support and readership

Engaged with other Everyday Role Model’s content by providing feedback to them on the MyNeedToLive platform

Standards – Participation Layer

This badge has been mapped to the Participation Layer of the Cities of Learning Spine. Earners meet expectations, can interact with learning and are able to join in with others.

Demonstration badge

You will have taken part in an Everyday Role Model Content Creator activity. You will have applied your knowledge of research in a real-world environment and actively investigated the career, wellbeing, education, enterprise, entertainment, lifestyle, or finance categories. You will have published content on the platform under the guidance of the MNTL team and engaged with and provided support to peers.

You will have applied your knowledge of research and actively investigated the Career Category to create a minimum of four sets of published content on the MyNeedToLive platform that meets the expectations of a professional blogger.

Worked with MNTL to create a promotional post of your work on your social media channels, developing their knowledge of content creation and self-promotion to further create three social posts a week.

Shown a continued understanding of engagement and supported other Everyday Role Model’s content to amplify support and readership.

You will have shown evidence of engagement with other Everyday Role Model’s content by providing feedback to them on the MyNeedToLive platform

Standards

This badge has been mapped to the Demonstration Layer of the Cities of Learning Spine. Earners show consistency in their approach and can apply knowledge with real world context to receive feedback and develop.

Professional blogger

You will have utilised your skills in content creation in one of the seven categories; career, wellbeing, education, enterprise, entertainment, lifestyle, or finance, and successfully completed the Cities of Learning program delivered by MyNeedToLive.

You will have embedded your knowledge of research in different contexts and influenced others in their development of professional blogging.

You have an in-depth knowledge of research and understand the importance of investigating different aspects for in one of the key MyNeedToLive categories.

Established the expectations of a professional blogger, and demonstrated this by creating a series of professional content published on the MyNeedToLive platform

Shown a strong understanding of the importance of creating promotional posts, and has demonstrated these results using their own knowledge and development

A clear understanding of engagement and supported other Everyday Role Model’s content to amplify support by giving guidance and provided help to encourage readership.

Demonstrated leadership with other Everyday Role Model’s, providing constructive feedback on their content and encouraged to develop their abilities on the MyNeedToLive platform

Standards: Leadership Layer

This badge has been mapped to the Leadership Layer of the Cities of Learning Spine. Earners can take ownership embedding their knowledge in different contexts and using their capabilities to inspire and influence others.

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